Relationships of new sibling species of Paramecium jenningsi based on sequences of the histone H4 gene fragment

European Journal of Protistology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 125-130

  Maciejewska, Agnieszka ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SZCZECIN   (Poland)

Author keywords

Histone H4 gene; Paramecium aurelia complex; Paramecium jenningsi; Sibling species

Indexed keywords

AURELIA; JENNINGSI GROUP; PARAMECIUM; PARAMECIUM AURELIA; PARAMECIUM CAUDATUM; PARAMECIUM JENNINGSI; PARAMECIUM MULTIMICRONUCLEATUM; PARAMECIUM SCHEWIAKOFFI;

EID: 34249297062     PISSN: 09324739     EISSN: 16180429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejop.2006.12.005     Document Type: Article

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